Hosted by Football v Homophobia, Sports Media LGBT+ and the Football Writers' Association again marked their partnership in Pride Month with a panel discussion event held on Zoom and streamed live on the FvH Facebook page.

Titled 'Behind the Headline', the event looked at the background to the story of Jake Daniels, the teenage Blackpool striker who made headlines around the world in May when he publicly discussed his experience of growing up gay in men's professional football.

Recorded on June 13th 2022, with a panel consisting of:

• Jon Holmes, Sports Media      LGBT+ Network Lead
• Carrie Brown, Chair of      the FWA
• Tim Thornton, Sky Sports      News Senior Reporter, who worked extensively with Jake, his family and      agent, and Blackpool FC to help Jake get his message across
• Erin Williams, Sport      Engagement and Progammes Manager at Stonewall, who led the charity’s      behind-the-scenes support for the player and his club
• Jay Lemonius, Head of      ED&I at Brentford FC and captain of Stonewall FC, who has broad      experience of working with various media outlets on LGBTQ+ in football      content
• Nancy Frostick, EFL      writer with The Athletic, who authored a column on issues relating to      Daniels’ story and whose portfolio includes articles on being trans in      football, and the importance of LGBT+ role models in the women’s game

For more info on the two organisations, visit...

https://sportsmedialgbt.com/

http://footballwriters.co.uk/